Chapter 1394 — Slaying the Earth Mother
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 3
Earth Mother cannot escape the blame.
" Shen Mu closed his eyes.
There was reluctance in his heart too, so he simply did not look at the scene.
The might of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner came crashing down to the crown of Earth Mother's soul, and Earth Mother screamed, "Heavenly Venerable Mu, I concede! I beg you, for the Lord of Heaven's sake, and in memory of all the years I have protected the living beings of the Origin Realm—" Boom!
A tremor of annihilation came and drowned her soul completely; the terrifying might surged back and forth through the twenty-eight layers of heavens, becoming wave after earth-shaking wave that swept through every heaven.
Wei Suifeng and Crown Prince Youming stood there, their robes stirred by the wild wind, their hearts long unable to settle.
They saw the black sand of Earth Mother's soul dancing through the various heavens, unable to gather together. Earth Mother had still been annihilated in both form and spirit.
"Heavenly Venerable Mu, you.
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. " Crown Prince Youming's face was complicated. Shen Mu's face was like an ancient well without ripples.
"The one who protected the Origin Realm was Earth Mother; the one who slaughtered the Origin Realm was also Earth Mother.
She has merit, and she has faults. Her past merits cannot be used to ignore her crimes.
I believe I have done no wrong.
" Wei Suifeng said, "Junior brother, but you must know that when later generations speak of your killing of Earth Mother, there will surely be many who call you ruthless and cruel, venomous beyond measure, for giving Earth Mother no chance.
" Shen Mu gripped the jade pillar of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner, his face expressionless: "Right and wrong, merit and fault — leave them for later generations to judge.
But later generations are usually a pack of mediocrities who have the heart of a Holy Mother but not the power of one; they are good only at wagging their tongues, and have no ability.
" Clang, clang, clang — the twenty-eight heavens drew together, becoming layer upon layer of canopies, and gathered the myriad treasures into the canopies. He leaned on the Azure Heaven Banner, his face shrouded in the shadow of the canopies, leaving only his thin lips visible. He pressed his thin lips together and said softly, "What right have mere vulgar men to reproach me?
Slander and rumor cannot slay enemies, cannot pacify the world; they only slay the upright. But I have long since ceased to fear them.
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